Steinhatchee, Florida

Steinhatchee, Florida

Steinhatchee is a Gulf coastal community in Taylor County, Florida located at coor dms|29|40|16|N|83|23|15|W (26.671111, -83.387500)GR|1, 33 miles (53 km) south of the county seat of Perry. The "Stein" in Steinhatchee is pronounced as if it were spelled "Steen", rather than "Stine". Steinhatchee means 'Dead Man's River', or 'Dead Man's Bay'. Since the early 1800's, the small village of Steinhatchee played an integral part in the foresting industry, as well as fishing, crabbing, and scalloping.

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